{"product_id":"the-haunted-house-paperback","title":"The Haunted House - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Dickens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWesley Stace\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Christmas Eve, a party of friends descends on a purportedly haunted country retreat, charged with the task of discovering evidence of the supernatural. Sequestered in their rooms for the holiday, the friends reconvene on Twelfth Night at a great feast and share their stories of spectral encounter. \"Conducted\" by Charles Dickens and counting Elizabeth Gaskell and Wilkie Collins among its contributors, \u003ci\u003eThe Haunted House\u003c\/i\u003e examines quintessentially Victorian themes-sex and longing, nostalgia and loss-in ways that continue to resonate today. Ingeniously conceived and written, and spiked with flashes of Dickensian humor, this volume is a strange and sheer delight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Christmas Eve, a party of friends descends on a purportedly haunted country retreat, charged with the task of discovering evidence of the supernatural. Sequestered in their rooms for the holiday, the friends reconvene on Twelfth Night at a great feast and share their stories of spectral encounter. \"Conducted\" by Charles Dickens and counting Elizabeth Gaskell and Wilkie Collins among its contributors, \"The Haunted House examines quintessentially Victorian themes-sex and longing, nostalgia and loss-in ways that continue to resonate today. Ingeniously conceived and written, and spiked with flashes of Dickensian humor, this volume is a strange and sheer delight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWESLEY STACE is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eMisfortune\u003c\/i\u003e. Under the name John Wesley Harding, he has recorded more than a dozen albums, most recently \u003ci\u003eAdam's Apple\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8.06 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 12, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693620006975,"sku":"9780812973068","price":25.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7f55d69cb3018e1e360c32d40fde2791.webp?v=1764999448","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-haunted-house-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}